INM

The One With the INM Smoosh Manicure

9:00:00 AM

Nothing to Disclose


Good Morning Polished World!  How are you all doing today??  I apologize for being absent again, but I had a weird injury.  The other day while I was ironing my clothes, I hit the steam button while I was on the last part of my shirt, and I burned my fingers.  Yes, you read that right, I burned my index and middle finger on my swatching hand.  It hurt so bad, but luckily wasn't too bad.  For a few days my hand was beat red, then the skin got all hard, and then it all peeled weird and my cuticle was all a mess.  I didn't want to paint anything fancy because there was no way in hell that I was taking photos of that.

So, because I went on this little hiatus, I'm again posting from the vault.  This manicure I did earlier this year and to be honest, I have zero clue why I didn't post it sooner.  I absolutely love the color combination, and it's totally perfect for Fall.  Maybe?  Well, you can be the judge.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • INM - Dali
I don't remember what other colors I used, because of course, I forgot to post the colors when I edited the post.  At least I remembered the main blue color!  How could you forget such a gorgeous blue?  Dali covers completely in two coats, but you literally could get away with one coat.  And of course, it worked wonderfully to create a smooshy marble look!!  After my Halloween smoosh manicure, and now seeing this one, I'm thinking I need to create another Fall one.


I truly love the color combination here.  You know me, I'm not usually a fan of the gold accent, but it just goes so well with this.  I'm sure silver would have looked great, but I need to get out of my comfort zone a little more often.

What do you think?  Fan of this manicure?

I promise I'm going to be posting more consistently!  Especially when we get to December and Christmas manicures!

Until next time, <3.


China Glaze

The One With the Frankenstein Smoosh Manicure

9:00:00 AM

Nothing to Disclose


Good morning Polished World!  I told you that you were going to be seeing a lot of me over the next few days!  I'm really painting a decent amount of Halloween manicures, and I need to share them all before Sunday!  I think I will have them all timed out perfectly come Halloween.  Not going to lie, I'm rather proud of myself for keeping up on it.  Now if I can do this for Christmas, it will be a perfect end to the year.  We all know though that Christmas manicures are some of my favorite to paint, so I don't forsee myself having a problem.

Today's manicure is a fun one.  A few years go, I created an orange, white, and black Halloween smoosh manicure.  It came up on my facebook memories and I screen capped it as a reminder to re-create it this year.  The other night when I sat down to paint, I just wasn't feeling the colors.  I wanted to do the smoosh look, just didn't want that color combination.  While scrolling on Facebook, I came across one of those pages where they decorate cookies, and they were icing these cute purple and green Frankenstein's.  My color inspiration was born.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • China Glaze - Drink Up Witches
  • Color Club - Plumeria 
  • ORLY - White Tips
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
I'm not going to lie, I felt guilty that I gushed about other black and white polishes and veered from using my ORLY loves that I had to go back and use them for this look.  Happy I did, because they are the perfect consistency for the perfect smoosh manicure.  But let's get real here, Drink Up Witches is the real star of this manicure.  The perfect neon green for the Halloween season.  I've owned this polish for awhile, and I can't remember a time where I used it on it's own.  Maybe for my neon green drips last year....or was that two years ago?


Look at me getting off track.  The smoosh mani is very easy to re-create.  First, you start off with a base of white polish.  When that's dry, either use liquid latex or put tape around your nail to help with the clean up.  Now, there are two ways to do this, but both require a stamper.  The way I create it is by dripping the polishes on a paper plate.  For instance, I used about three little drips of green, two of purple, one larger black, and one white.  You then take the stamper and smoosh it into the paint on the plate.  I then dab some of the excess off the stamper once on the plate, then I stamp right onto the nail.  The second way to do this which can be a tad trickier and messier is to drip the polish directly on the stamper, then dab it onto the plate, then onto the nail.  I feel I don't have as much control over the polish the second way, but it still works.

What do you think?  Fan of this manicure?  Somthing that screams Halloween?

See you in a few days for another mani! <3 


Color Club

The One With the Smoosh Snowflake Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!!!  How are you all doing today??  It is bitterly cold here and we are preparing for Winter Storm Harper!  We are in a weird path right now where we aren't sure if we are going to get inches of snow, or feet.  You all are going to think I'm weird, but I'm low key hoping for a few feet of snow.  I love just one big snow fall and then I'm ready for Spring.  There's something about that large snowfall covering the world in sparkly white that is just so pretty.

Since we are heading into a snow storm filled weekend, of course I am sharing with you another snowflake manicure!  This for sure is one of my favorites.  I was on Instagram and saw a smoosh manicure done by NailsUponATime.  She was inspired by a tutorial by GrapeFizzNails.  Ladies and Gents, you need to go to her instagram and take a look at that tutorial!  I have been complicating the smoosh manicure!!!  Her way is so much easier and I received a perfect smoosh every.single.time.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • Color Club - Meet Me At the Rink
  • Zoya - Dream
  • INM - Northern Lightse
  • Acrylics

Obsessing over the color combination.  I searched "blue smoosh mani" on Pinterest and came across one by my friend Sarah over at 25 Sweet Peas which I had to re-create.  She used two Zoyas, whereas I don't have two Zoyas which would have worked, but I did have Dream which made life perfect.  After painting my nails with two coats of Meet Me at the Rink, I followed GrapeFizzNails tutorial using Meet Me at the Rink and Dream.


Once the nails were smooshed, I went over it with a light coat of INM Northern Lights which really made the base pop and added to the sparkle of Dream.  I then went through with acrylic and drew on the snowflakes, which took me forever.  My OCD was in overdrive with these because I wanted them to look perfect on top of this perfect, gorgeous smoosh base.

What do you think? Fan of this manicure?  Loving the smoosh?

See you soon with another snowflake manicure!!!  To all those going to be affected by Winter Storm Harper, stay safe!

Until next time, <3.

Orly

The One With the Pink Smoosh Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing on this fine Monday?  That's right, we are back to another Monday.  Where did the weekend go?  Actually I got a lot accomplished despite the fact I slept most of my Saturday and Sunday away.  I'm feeling positive and re-energized ready to take this week on.  Watch, my post later this week will be like "oh my goodness, this week is HORRIBLE."  Let's hope it doesn't turn out that way.

Today's design is one of my favorites....a smoosh manicure!!! I haven't done one in awhile because A. they're messy, B. my fingernail was broken, C. did I mention they're messy?  They're actually super easy to do, but they do take some time, patience, and a whole heck of a lot of painters tape.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • ORLY - Put the Top Down
  • ORLY - White Tips
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl

Despite the pain in the butt they are to do, they end result is so well worth it!  First, I start off with a base coat of white polish.  While that's drying, I take some painters tape and tape off my edge of my nails.  I have tried that peel off base coat, Elmer's glue, and liquid latex, but honestly, I feel like those are more of a pain and a mess than using the tape.  After the nails were taped, it was time to get to work.

I then take my squishy Morgan Taylor clear stamper and drip polish onto it.  Usually I do two drips of each color, so for this design I did two drips of white, two pink, and two black.  I don't pile the drips on top of each other, I usually do them all side by side where they are overlapping a tad.  Then I smoosh the stamper on a paper plate where it marbles it on the stamper.  Then I immediately smoosh the stamper onto the white nail.  Remove the tape, clean the edges, slap on some top coat, and bam....you got yourself a smoosh manicure!

What do you think?  Like this look?  Fan of the pink/black/white combo?  I wasn't too sure of it at first, but really did love it!

Until next time, <3. 

ILNP

The One With the Smoosh Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  It was 60 degrees out yesterday and now it's supposed to be in the 30s today.  You can imagine how lovely my head feels.  This up and down weather kills my sinuses and gives me the WORST headache.  Oh well, at least winter is somewhat over with and soon Spring will be here.

I'm not completely done with purple/pink manicures quite yet.  This one has some black mixed in so clearly it doesn't have the Valentine's day feel.  I'm obsessed with smoosh designs and hadn't done one on all ten of my nails in quite some time.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • ORLY - White Tips
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
  • ILNP - Charmingly Purple
Okay, why is it just now that I'm realizing that this polish is named Charmingly Purple?  I feel like I've been calling it something else for years, yet when I go back through my posts, I can't find one where I actually used this polish.  I'm shocked that I've owned this polish for close to two years and I've yet to once wear it on my nails.  I must have used it just for pedicures.  What is wrong with me?!  Maybe I'm just crazy and I have used it.  Hmmmm

Regardless, I am in love with this smoosh manicure.  The holo mixed with the two cream polishes.  Absolutely wonderful.  I did the smoosh manicure over one coat of white polish since there's a decent amount of polish which covers any naked spots when you do the design.

What do you think?  Fan of this look?  Do you remember if I've ever used Charmingly Purple?

Until next time, <3.


China Glaze

The One With the China Glaze Smoosh Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  It's Friday which means another work week has come to a close.  Kind of sad about this work week ending because it is my co-worker's last day.  I hate seeing people go but sometimes it has to happen.  I'll miss her a lot....ahhhh not going to have a good day.

Anyways, today's design is a random smoosh manicure I did.  With all the blue on the blog lately, I felt I should throw a little pink in here.  I love doing the smoosh designs, although this one didn't have as much as a marbled look, but more of a random blob and "oh no I put too much white in this" look.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • China Glaze - Big Hair & Bubbly
  • China Glaze - Pinking Through the Window
  • ORLY - White Tips
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
This post reminds me that I need to re-stock on Liquid Vinyl and White Tips.  I guess I have a use now for my Sally Beauty gift cards I received at Christmas!!!  Oh, that and I need some more base coat.  Can never have enough base coat.  

I do love how the colors came together in this manicure.  I like that I keep using gold for accents instead of silver.  I really think that over half my manicures consist of a silver accent nail of some sort, be it holo or plain silver. 

What do you think?  Fan of this design?  Like the color combination?

Until next time, <3.


Sally Hansen

The One With the Sally Hansen Smoosh Mani

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing on this fine Saturday?  I finally got all my Christmas lights up on the house and the decorations done at work.  I am officially ready for Christmas.  Well, I haven't bought any gifts yet, but I still have about 28 days...right?

Today's manicure is a smoosh manicure.  I was feeling completely uninspired the other night and had no idea what to do on my nails.  I started to paint and this idea came into my mind.  I hadn't done a smoosh manicure in awhile, and I had a new stamper I wanted to try to see if the look was easier to create.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
  • Sally Hansen - King of Shadows
  • China Glaze - Disco Ball Drop
  • OPI - This Crown Needs a Gown
Mish mosh of brands used for this manicure, but what can I say, they colors all came together perfectly.  King of Shadows is a gorgeous dusty purple polish which covers completely in two coats.  I've used this polish once before and am a little mad that I haven't used it more.

Disco Ball Drop by China Glaze is one of their new glitters from the holiday collection.  I bought it because, well, it's a silver holo glitter and you know me and my silver holos.  Kind of a sparse glitter which needed a little dabbing but it wasn't too awful.  It reminds me of OPI's In True Stefani Fashion but instead of square glitters, it's hex.

What do you think?  Fan of the smoosh manicure?

Until next time, <3.


Halloween

The One With the Halloween Smoosh Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished people! How are you all doing on this fine Tuesday?  Can you believe Tuesday is already here?  I feel like Monday just came and went.  Actually yesterday was just an odd day.  Work was okay, but when I came home from work, my relaxing night of making dinner and lounging turned into chaos.  It was kind of windy here, so the trees across the street started to hit the power lines, causing the tree to catch fire, which then in turn brought the fire department to the neighborhood.  The fire department brought the electric company who threw the power for the whole street while they fixed it.  Of course, they threw the power off 10 minutes after I started dinner, so everything stopped cooking and just sat.  About an hour or so later the power went back on, I was able to finish dinner, but it just threw my whole night off.  Oh well.

Thankfully I had my nails painted so I didn't have to worry or even consider painting by candlelight which I have done in the past.  Today's design is yet another Halloween one.  It is a recreation of last year's smoosh manicure.  I love the smoosh designs, and rarely do them.  I"m not sure why, especially when they produce such amazing results like this one.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • Serendipity Polish - Building My Empire
  • Serendipity Polish - Orange County Girl
  • Serendipity Polish - #GoalDigger
I'm finding it hard to believe that I have yet to use Orange County Girl from my Serendipity Polish line.  Still feeling the pains of this company closing.  I seriously love their polish and miss them terribly.  Roxie did begin a new company which is really awesome raising awareness for causes, but I'm selfishly missing these pretty collections.

This manicure is super easy to create. First you start off with a base of white polish.  Then with a stamper, I drip a few drips of white, black, and orange, then smoosh it onto a paper plate, then onto the nail.  Added a little top coat, and called it a day.  Seriously love how each nail looks so differently!

What do you think?  Fan of this look??  Something you've done before??

Until next time, <3.


Sally Hansen

The One With the Blue Smoosh Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  Happy Wednesday to you all!  My whole body is in pain because I thought it would be a good idea to rake the front yard.  You know, the front yard that is massive and has a gigantic maple tree which dropped majority of it's leaves in one day.  Oh well, it was a good exercise....maybe?  I'll make my final decision when I'm not in so much pain.

Today I'm bringing you a simple blue smoosh manicure.  After my successful Halloween smoosh manicure, I couldn't wait to attempt the design again.  Since I love blue, it was obvious an obvious color scheme.

Let's take a look!




Colors Used:
  • Sally Hansen - Byte Blue
  • OPI - Love.Angel.Music.Baby
  • Serendipity Polish - Sunshine Rainbow
  • Mixture of Blues from Sally Hansen
Guys, I fail, I forgot to write down what blue polishes I used to create my smoosh manicure.  I did use a base of blue, then had four blues ranging from navy to sky blue along with a white.  To get the look, I dripped a few drops of each polish onto a stamper, stamped it on a paper plate, then onto my nail.  Cleaned up the little that bled on the edge despite the fact I taped everything up, added a top coat, and enjoyed.  



Byte Blue is one of my all time favorite blue polishes.  Two  coats and you have the most gorgeous cobalt blue polish.  Since it's a Miracle Gel, the wear time is amazing.  Love, love, love.  I need about ten bottles of this polish.


Sunshine Rainbow by Serendipity Polish really accented this manicure well.  One coat over OPI Love Angel Music Baby.   I love one coat glitters which apply evenly and don't require any dabbing or glitter placing.

Overall, I think this manicure has a summer feel, which was just what I needed after Halloween and all those dark manicures.

What do you think?  Fan of the smoosh?  Like the color combo??

Until next time, <3.

FingerPaints

The One With the Halloween Smoosh Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  Monday is here and it's time to start another work week.  We are also officially one week away from Halloween!  Are your nails ready??  If you need inspiration, then check out my Halloween Nail Art Wheel and Tutorial Post!

This year, I have tried to stay away from re-creating designs on my nail art wheel, and try different things.  Today's manicure is for sure different and something that I have never done before!  Have you all heard of a smoosh manicure?  I first started to see smoosh manicures pop up on Instagram a few months ago when some bloggers started collaborating for #smooshsunday.  It's where you literally smoosh the colors on your nail and get a cool marbled look!  Kind of similar to a saran wrap manicure.

After seeing Jessica's (Lalalovenailart) awesome Halloween smoosh manicure, I decided to give it a go!  Let's take a look!




Colors Used:
  • Jessica Cosmetics - Black Lustre
  • FingerPaints - Paper Mache
  • FingerPaints - Tie Dye Tangerine

Isn't this the coolest looking thing ever?  I have to say, this is hands down one of my favorite techniques and I really can see myself doing this a lot more now that I figured out how to do it!  Dianna, also known as Dsetterfield74 on Instagram, told me that she achieved her smoosh manicures by dabbing the polish on a stamper then stamping it on her nail.  I was very leery that this would work, but I gave it a shot anyways. I dabbed a few drips of each color on the stamper, stamped it first on a paper plate because I thought it was too much, then stamped it on my nail.  I was amazed when I saw that this was the end result!!!  So cool!!!


I love the color combination.  So happy I saw Jessica's smoosh design, otherwise I wouldn't have ever thought of making one with these Halloween colors.  Hmmm, I wonder if anyone has done one with the purple and green Halloween colors.  Maybe using the China Glaze Halloween polishes from last year??  I wish I wasn't already planned out until the end of the month, otherwise I would have tried it!  I bet you anything that Dianna has one already on her page using those colors.  That lovely is the queen of smoosh manis!


My suggestion if you are going to do this, make sure you are using opaque, close to one coat polishes.  The first orange I was using was too sheer and it did not blend at all with the other colors.  It actually disappeared and looked more like just a black and white marble with a random orange huge in the white.  I'd have to say that all the FingerPaints creams I've ever used would be perfect candidates for this design.

What do you think?  Something you would try?  Don't you love how every nail is different?!

 I cannot wait to do more smoosh manicures now that I figured out how to do them!  I think they look cooler than water marble, and honestly, it's easier than doing a marble.  Clean up was not bad either.  Make sure you tape or liquid latex your nails before doing it!

Until next time, <3.